Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration

Mystic Aquarium is one of three U.S. facilities holding Steller sea lions and it has the only beluga whales in New England. Special exhibits include a ray and shark touch pool, an African penguin exhibit, a jelly gallery, and an "Exploration: Wild" ecosystems exhibit. It also features a 4D Theater showing interactive films, including Ice Age and Polar Express, as well as a National Geographic Theater running films from National Geographic.

They move the machines around frequently,

All are pre-loaded machines that accept $1 bills and credit cards 4 for $4. Got a mix of circulated zincs and coppers, including one wheat cent.

Machine 15: (2024) in the front entrance area outside the gift shop:
1) Clownfish,
2) Beluga Whale,
3) Seal Sitting,
4) Rays.

Machine 16: (2024) in the front entrance area outside the gift shop:
1) Shark,
2) Sea Turtle,
3) Sea Horse,
4) Snow Seal.

Machine 17: (2024) in the front entrance area outside the gift shop:
1) Octopus,
2) Penguin,
3) Frog,
4) Sea Lion.

Token Machine 1: (2024) in front entrance area outside gift shop
1) 'Penguin', standing facing left,
2) 'Beluga Whale', swimming up to the right,
3) 'Harbor Seal', swimming facing right,
4) 'Green Sea Turtle', facing right.
Rear- 'Research, Education, Conservation',

Machines 1 through 14 are Retired

Retired - 1: (4/27/08) Eel, Clownfish, Leopard Shark, Penguin.
Retired - 2: (4/27/08) Lion Fish, Seal, Stingray, Shark.
Retired - 3 (4/27/08) (Quarters): Seals, Seal, Beluga, Penguin
Retired - 4 (4/27/08) Seahorse, Shark, Beluga, Building.
Retired - 5 (4/27/08) Seal head, Building grandstands, Penguin, Dolphin
Retired - 6 (4/27/08) Dolphin, Beluga, Seal, Penquin
Retired - 7 (2011) Seahorse, 3 Penguins, Seal, Beluga
Retired - 8 (2011) Ray, Eel, Shark, Penguin.
Retired - 9 (2011) Beluga, Seal, Shark, Penguin.
Retired 10 (2012) Need scan/ picture od designs on a plain white background.
Retired 11: (2014): 1) Beluga Whale, 2) Sea Lion, 3) Stingrays, 4) Clownfish
Retired 12: (2014): 1) Sea Anemones 2) Penguins, 3) Sharks, 4) Sea Turtle
Retired 13: (2014) 1) Poison Dart Frog, 2) Penguins, 3) Sea Lion, 4) Beluga Whale
Retired 14: (2014) 1) Man in hard hat diving suit, 2) Octopus, 3) Titanic', 4) The 'Turtle', Remote control underwater vehicle.

4/16: Penny Books are sold in the Gift Shop.
8/24: Token Machine 1 added. GSY

9/30/2026: All machines were out of order.

10/17/26: Machines working smoothly.